Dongfang Jian's words stunned the civil and military officials on both sides. If the previous reform was a challenge to the aristocratic families, then this proposal was a confrontation with the Confucian ideology that had spread for 400 years in the Great Han Dynasty. If there was a way to resist the previous reform, then there was no way to resist this reform. This was because this reform was facing tens of millions of people who had received 400 years of Confucian education in the Great Han Dynasty. Ever since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty accepted Confucianism, the Great Han Dynasty had implemented a policy of obscuring the common people. In the eyes of these people in power, the common people were ignorant and could not have knowledge. Moreover, in the eyes of these Confucians, women without talent were virtuous. How could they let women go to school? Dongfang Jian's idea was undoubtedly going against the traditional forces of the Great Han Dynasty. Dongfang Jian looked at everyone's reaction and said,"" The next step is to set up schools and spread basic education. The so-called basic education is to teach people how to read and write, as well as basic arithmetic. This way, the people can be educated and use their own hands to protect the fruits of their victory," Dongfang Jian told everyone his next step plan for reference.
"You think that this is a good thing. In this way, the people in Youzhou will be aware of etiquette and shame. Moreover, we can also train many talents for the lord to use." Xun You was the first to agree. " However, can this girl not be counted as attending school? After all, there are many people who are…" Although Xun You did not say it out loud, Dongfang Jian knew what he meant.
"Zhicai also agrees with Gongda's point of view. Education is indeed very important. The people's desire for education is very strong.”Xi Zhicai, who came from a poor family, had a deep understanding of this.
"Feng also thinks that this is a good move. Firstly, it follows the will of the people, and secondly, it can cultivate talents. Kill two birds with one stone!" Tian Feng was also very much in favor of setting up a school.
Zhou Yi looked at everyone and nodded, but he still didn't understand." I'm very much in favor of establishing education and opening up the people. However, we need a large number of teachers and where will the books come from?"
Dongfang Jian looked at Zhou Yi with great admiration." Brother Yuancheng's worries are indeed something that we must resolve. However, I already have a solution. As for the books, you don't have to worry about them. I believe that movable type printing can completely print books. This way, we can print entire sets of books, which is very fast. As for teachers, it's naturally easy to handle them. They are divided into grades. Now, we are only educating the people to read, so ordinary scholars will do. We will give them an appropriate salary every month." I believe someone will be willing to do it."
Seeing that his problem had been solved by Dongfang Jian in the blink of an eye, Zhou Yi admired Dongfang Jian's talent more and more. The paper and movable type printing that Dongfang Jian had developed not only allowed the world to obtain knowledge, but also allowed them to keep those secrets forever. []
Dongfang Jian continued," For this reason, I plan to establish a Ministry of Education. I need someone who is highly respected and has both virtue and integrity to take up this position. I wonder if any of you are interested, or if there is anyone you can recommend."”
"My lord, I believe that the only ones who can take on such a great responsibility in Youzhou are Yuan Cheng and Yuan Chang.”Jia Xu said.
"I also believe that there is no one else besides these two."”Everyone agreed with Tian Feng's words.
Dongfang Jian said," I'll have to trouble the two of you then. How about Brother Yuancheng be the leader and Yuanchang be the deputy?"”
Zhou Yi and Zhong Yao stood up and replied," Thank you, Lord. I will not disappoint you."”
"I'll have to trouble you two then," Dongfang Jian said as he helped the two of them up.”He turned around and said to Ma Jun, who was in charge of manufacturing,"" Deheng, from now on, the movable type printing will be decided by Mr. Zhou and Mr. Zhong. Your top priority now is to produce the books produced by the two masters and submit them to the Ministry of Education as soon as possible as well as all kinds of materials in Youzhou Province in the future." Ma Jun had been very happy since he followed Dongfang Jian. Dongfang Jian was so benevolent to the people and so respectful to him. It was already a great fortune for him to be appreciated by the wise Duke.
"Don't worry, my lord. The manufacturing division will definitely not hold us back.”Ma Jun was very confident in the current manufacturing division.
"As for the various officials of the Ministry of Education, you two can recruit them yourselves. Gongda and Yuan Hao will take a look at them. "Dongfang Jian continued to speak to the two of them. "Please rest assured, my lord!" Dongfang Jian was very relieved to see the two of them like this.
"Well, next is the military reform. Due to the rapid increase in population, we can carry out a new round of expansion. Youzhou Province now has about 200,000 troops, of which 100,000 are under our command. Gongsun Zan of Youbei Province originally had 20,000 troops to resist the foreign tribes on the prairie; however, he was afraid that we would find trouble with him, so he expanded his troops to 50,000 troops. Although Gongsun Du of Liaodong Province is not a good person, he is still a powerful person." He has 50,000 troops. I wanted to take care of him, but I thought that if we defeat him, then the troops of Sanhan and Karasuma will take the opportunity to attack. So I plan to let him guard Liaodong for us. When our power grows, we will take care of him. In order to achieve this goal as soon as possible, I intend to expand the army to 150000 regular soldiers and 100000 reserve soldiers, making a total of 250000 soldiers. I have already formulated a reward and punishment system for the army. Every warrior of every level could receive a certain salary. However, this is far from enough. We must be fair in rewards and punishments. Those who retreat on the battlefield will be killed and their families will be expelled from the territory of our army. "Every enemy killed will be rewarded with 100 coins. In short, the rewards and punishments must be clear. The specific details of this matter will be handled by the military counselor. As for the expansion of the army, this is what I have considered. Please consider it. Currently, our army has purchased 50,000 warhorses through various channels. The Zhen family's master has contributed greatly. He has purchased a large number of warhorses from the Xianbei. However, based on the current situation, it is still not enough. I want to train these 150,000 people into cavalry, so I will continue to purchase warhorses." Right now, our main responsibility is to develop the harness. Later, I'll give the recently drawn harness to De Heng and quickly forge it to equip all the warhorses. If she was short of money, she would look for Lord Zhen directly.”
Dongfang Jian looked at all the generals, as well as Xi Zhicai, Xun You, Jia Xu, and the others, and was very excited. Only when the army was strong would they have the strength to speak. Political power came from under the broadsword, and the lord often educated him. "There are currently 10,000 cavalrymen, and we will expand them to 50,000 people divided into five teams. Feng Xian, lead 10000 cavalry as the 1st regiment and I will name it the Tiger Guards. Yi De will lead 10000 cavalry as the 2nd regiment and I will name it the Leopard Guards. Yun Chang will lead 10000 cavalry as the 3rd regiment and I will name it the Eagle Guards. Wen Yuan will lead 10000 cavalry as the 4th regiment and I will personally lead the Dragon Legion Guards. Dian Wei will be the general. As for Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Gao Shun, and Cang Ba, you can only be the infantry commanders for now. The remaining 100,000 people will be divided equally among you. Just tell me the names you want when the time comes. Gao Shun's Breaking Ranks Battalion only needed to expand to 5000 people. Any more and it would cause the overall combat strength of the Breaking Ranks Battalion to decrease.”Dongfang Jian looked at the general and asked.
"Yes!" The generals answered Dongfang Jian. "My lord, may I know what the reserve force is?”Gao Shun was still very confused about this reserve soldier. He had never heard of it before, but to be honest, there were many things that he had never heard of from his lord. "Listen to me. The so-called reserve members are all infantrymen, including machetemen and axemen. Didn't Youzhou Army eliminate a batch of weapons last time? Reserve members could use them. In normal times, reserve members don't join wars; instead, they cultivate at home. Of course, they would have 3 days of training every 7 days. "If we encounter special situations, such as the enemy attacking the city or the enemy attacking us unexpectedly, and our main force is not in the city, the reserve forces will all wear armor and weapons and go into battle. Every Youzhou youth had to be a reserve. Can Wen Chong understand the purpose of protecting the country?”Dongfang Jian looked at Gao Shun, and Gao Shun nodded. His lord's move was really brilliant. It didn't delay the work, but it was also a surprise soldier to protect Youzhou. It was indeed impressive. " My lord is indeed unpredictable. Zhicai admires you," Xi Zhicai said." The military reform will be carried out according to this, led by Mr. Xi and Mr. Gongda.”He looked at the lord who was looking at him with a questioning gaze. The two of them felt that the responsibility on their shoulders was very heavy. However, this feeling was what they liked. "I won't disappoint my lord!" Dongfang Jian felt as if he had forgotten something. Right, a military academy was a must. The strong cohesiveness of the army and the quality and skills of the officers directly determined the success or failure of the war. With a military academy, there would be great progress. Didn't you see Mr. Jiang unify China with a bunch of students?
" Also, I plan to build an independent school in Youzhou Province," Dongfang Kendo said." It will be the place where all the officers above the rank of sergeant will learn military theories, geographical knowledge, politics, and so on. "Jian will be the principal, and Wen Zhong will be in charge of the specific matters of the school, such as construction, students, and assessments. As for the curriculum, I will arrange it." Dongfang Jian looked at Gao Shun with anticipation."Yes! The reason why Dongfang Jian handed over the military academy's affairs to Gao Shun to supervise was because this person could take on this responsibility. He was steady, intelligent, and was a natural professional soldier.
" Also, intelligence. You must know that the outcome of a war is not only determined by the strategy of the generals and the quality of the soldiers. The most important thing is the accuracy of the intelligence. As for the formation of the intelligence personnel, Wenhe will handle it. Choose the people you think are suitable from the army for training. Also, the training of carrier pigeons must be used as soon as possible. As for the intelligence formed by the Zhen family, let the military strategists take over. After all, they are businessmen who don't know how to distinguish the importance and authenticity of the intelligence. What you need to pay attention to is the movements of the imperial court and the frontier so that we can make an accurate judgment.”
"Please rest assured, my lord. We will not disappoint you.”The two replied.
After Dongfang Jian's series of orders, Youzhou Province entered a critical moment. After the period of rapid development, it was as free as a bird in the sky.
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